1. FORS Workshop
Going for Bronze
Overview

2. Going for Bronze – the objectives
Understand the requirements for gaining FORS Bronze certification
Identify the most common examples of non-conformity with the Bronze Standard and how to avoid them
Learn how to implement the necessary standards in your organisation
Learn how to make the most of FORS and how to progress through the accreditation levels

3. Why join FORS?
FORS can help you to stand out from the crowd and prove to current and prospective customers that you are an operator that works to standards above the legal minimum
TfL procurement policy
Competitive advantage
Help you win work
Networking events

4. FORS Standard Bronze - Quality operator
Good operators demonstrating lawfulness and best practice
Bronze - Quality operator
Quality operators actively committing to improve safety, environmental impact and efficiency
Silver - Actively committed
Exceptional operators providing evidence of improvements in safety, environmental impact and efficiency
Gold - Evidencing improvements

5. FORS standard Bronze Audit every year Silver
Gold
*Please note that the validity of Bronze accreditation for Gold members is changing from three years to two years from 1 January From this date, the change will affect members applying for Gold for the first time, and existing Gold members as and when their current Bronze accreditation expires.

6. Audit process

7. Key areas of the FORS Standard
There are four key areas to this standard:
Management
Vehicles
Drivers
Operations

8. Going for Bronze – can help you to...
Understand the requirements for gaining FORS Bronze certification?
Identify the most common examples of non-conformity with the Bronze standard and how to avoid them?
Learn how to implement the necessary standards in your organisation?
Learn how make the most of FORS and how to progress through the accreditation levels?